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[disneyknut]

As I mentioned in my previous post Jamie made his confirmation yesterday so our house was super hectic.. Brendan came home from school complaining that he hurt his thumb in gym class.

Well, I have to admit I was a horrible Mom & kinda poo-poo'ed it & told him it was probably just jammed. All evening he still complained, It was making a wierd clicking sound when he moved it that Jim didn't like.. Jim & I contemplated taking him to the ER last night but figured we would ice it & see if it looked bad this AM..

this morning it was pueple & HUGE.. WE debated going over to the ER ( knowing a several hour wait & $40 co-pay was ahead of us) or calling the Ortho doc to get an appointment, bypassing the middle man (ER) we called the ortho doc & they were able to see Brendan immediately ( it helps having a hubby that WORKS on the Ortho floor of the hospital) well, they took several X-rays & his thumb/hand isn't broken.. he has a bad bone bruise.. I usually do okay with kids being hurt but this is our first limb accident & I got sqeamish EVERY time he made the cracking sound.. It was so bad I wouldn't go in the doctors office, I sat in the waiting room.. Jim & Bren passed the time taking pics of Bren's x-rays with their cell phones..

Brendan is now sporting a spiffy brace & no gym for 2 weeks at school.


so, have you ever broken a bone?

[Teresa]

broken tons of bones. Mine were always real breaks - DD Kathryn is the only kid to break bones, and some of hers are oddball ones (green-stick). She's broken both legs (the 2nd about a month after she got the cast off from the first one), both arms, her nose, a tooth (skate board accident), an ankle, a wrist, and a couple of fingers and toes. All of those were within 18 months of each other. I kept telling our Pediatrician that the hospital was going to put a questionable child abuser sticker on her chart!

[koalamom]

I have had a broken thumb from a skating accident and an impacted radial head fracture (at the elbow - picture an icecream cone collapsing on itself) from walking on ice in cute boots instead of sensible shoes. The arm fracture was 6 weeks after having DD11 and I was on my way back to work and wanted to look good. Oh well.

DH has had a fractured clavicle (collar bone) from a four-wheeler accident when a teen.

That is it for us....hopefully no more.

I am glad that Brendan's injury was not worse. I worked in Ortho for 12 years and saw a lot.

for quick thumb healing!

[simbarel]

I once broke my wrist in a skating incident. Today I started sobbing in the shower because I felt so sorry for Henway--that he has to have me for a mother.

Brendan looks like he's going to survive his "bad mom" experience.

[scottjs]

So sorry about your missadventures.

So far I have been lucky. If you consider haveing a foot fracture

lucky. No broken bones yet.

[Colexis Mom]

Pixies for Brendan I've never broken a bone :

[NanaTink]

Broken wrist, jammed thumb, dislocated patella. All on the left side of my body!
So when it gets cold or rainy, only half of me aches!

[luvnwdwgal]

I broke my arm when I was 2 years old. My Mom said it took her, my Dad, and a nurse to hold me still while they tried to set it. Sure glad I don't remember!!!

[mrsmac2001]

Now one had to keep in mind I am a world class klutz.

On my right foot I have broken all the smaller toes at least 4 times each. One time I broke three of them at the same time when I ran over my bedpost while dressed as a cat for Halloween and had to go to the ER dressed that way. On my left I have only broken 3 smaller toes a couple of times each. Dislocated the patella on the right twice. Sprained both ankles so many time I lost count. And last but certainly not least I have had 6 concussions.

I am the queen of walking into walls

[GoofyMom]

I hope Brendan's thumb doesn't hurt him too much!

I'm more of a sprainer than a breaker - I have sprained my ankles so many times that we bought a pair of crutches rather than having to keep paying the rental fees on them every time I sprained an ankle. I did break my tailbone when Drew was born because he was such a monster-sized baby. And of course, many people here know about my broken foot a year ago that the Dr wouldn't treat properly and it ended up dislocating the bone. I am still seeing a chiropractor who has to adjust my foot back into place monthly because the ligaments stretched so bad during that whole ridiculous medical ordeal.

[gwugirl03]

Breaking bones is almost second nature to me. I am a Klutz at times. I have had many broken toes and fingers. I have broken my wrist four times, I broke my ankle (and I have dislocated it also)....I could go on, but you get the picture. I have done really well for the past few years though (knock on wood).

[FanOfMickey]

Nope, I have been lucky and never have broken a bone.

[dejavu]

Break-free until my 40's!!

I broke my foot stepping backwards off the curb funny while mowing the lawn.

I broke my tailbone riding in a truck on an extremely bumpy road. That one took over two years to heal enough for me to sit without a donut pillow.

Oops. I forgot- I broke a toe breaking up a fight in college but no cast or setting or anything. Just pain.

[Luv4My4]

I've broken the baby toe on my right foot three times, my nose twice, my pinky finger once and I broke my right ankle when Molly (age 3) was 5 weeks old. I was running through the schoolyard with Shannon because it was so cold and I stepped on a rock and rolled over on my ankle. The best part was it was 7 days before Christmas and I wasn't done shopping because I was having a hard time going out since I had such a young baby. I had to finish my shopping in a wheelchair borrowed from the various malls and stores we went to because it hurt too much to walk on the crutches all over the mall!!

[lauren-roxy]

for Brendan. I have been luck to have not broken any bones.